Monday, July 8, 2013

Her short life was devoted to love and to hate.
Love of the man who stole her heart, hate for the man who stole the world.
Murdered by the government she swore to destroy, she has been given another
chance to make it right. But to save the planet, she needs the help of the most
powerful mystic the world has ever seen—unfortunately he hasn’t been born yet.

In a world where fear is the only currency, Dephon
has committed the ultimate crime:inspiring hope.

His only goal is to make it safely through ninth
grade, but on a post-apocalyptic Earth run by the Treptonian government, it
isn’t that simple. Heir to a legendary power, Dephon Johnson is the only threat
to the government’s rule. And on Trepton, all threats must be eliminated. When
hundreds of assassins are dispatched to neutralize him, Dephon is forced to
fight back. His only chance of survival is to enlist the aid of the greatest
warrior the world has ever known. The only problem is, she's been dead for 13
years.

EXCERPT:

A
scream rippled through the emerald-green sea. “You’ve got to be kidding me,”
Singleton groaned. I sighed deeply, trying to remain composed. Another scream
pierced our ears, this one coming from a different direction. Within seconds
the horizon was filled with no less than twenty of the slug-like creatures
traveling with chilling military-style precision towards us. They were all
swimming from different directions, their eyes flickering in the
distance.

“Hyles,
leave.”

“No,” I
said firmly.

“I'm
losing too much blood as it is. I’ll never make it back and who'll avenge my
mother? Get out of here. I will not watch you die too! Do it now, Hyles!”

“Would you
leave me?” I challenged him, racking
my mind for a course of attack.

I gripped
my sword awkwardly in my hand as I tried to keep Singleton afloat with the
other one. “Hyles, just go or we’ll both die.” The creatures were close enough
for us to see their rattling teeth. The combined effect of their screams was
enough to shatter our eardrums. “Hyles, go!” he said again. The creatures were
no more than eight feet away, and it was clear that neither of us was getting
out of here alive.

AUTHOR INFORMATION:

Folami
and Abeni Morris are a sister-sister writing team. Together they wrote (and
rewrote) The Exemeus series, somehow managing to accomplish it without
murdering one another. Despite their facial similarities, tendency to finish
each other’s thoughts and stick up for each other constantly, no, they’re not
twins and thus deserve their own individual bio.

Folami Morris

Folami
grew up in the tiny city of San Mateo Ca, where nothing ever happens and no one
ever leaves. She went to Xavier University for undergraduate, getting her B.A
in physics and her B.S in Biology. After graduation she returned to California,
to live in an even smaller city, where even less happens, Antioch Ca. During
this time she escaped the monotony by hanging out with her imaginary friends
Hyalee and Dephon, and by writing the Exemeus.

She
finally escaped to Queens NY and now realizes that quiet and tiny aren’t so
bad.

Abeni Morris

As luck (and logic) would have it, Abeni
grew up in the same tiny little town as her sister, then she too escaped to the
tinier town of Antioch. She has yet to leave. She received her bachelor’s
degree in early childhood development from Cal State East Bay. She is the mom
of two amazing kids, who swear that they deserve a percentage of the book proceeds
and a ton of the credit. At least she raised dreamers.

Review~Let me first just say that I love this cover. It is sick!!! The text is awesome and it just looks epic. You know that this book is going to be summer blockbuster action flick if that makes any sense. I love that it has an almost comic book feel to it!The Exemeus is a an exciting and great adventure novel that will have you on the edge of your seat. I always love a great post-apocalyptic story and The Exemeus is just that. It never felt far fetched and was extremely cool and different to read. Hyalee was definitely my favorite character. I loved her bravery and strength. She is a kickass heroine. If you love a great science fiction story that has a great plot and this is the one for you!

Thank you Dana for hosting us on your site. We love your blog; It is clear that you devote a lot of time to creating professional copy.

Mary, the Exemeus title was just a name that hit us. It appeared out of thin air and we loved it. In the story it is a name of a book that the main character finds in his locker and it fittingly became the title.

You are new-to-me authors. I'm so curious about a sisters writing team. What's your process like? How do you decide who writes what? Is this your first foray into co-writing? How interesting!catherinelee100 at gmail dot com